Sakhnin (Arabic: سخنين; Hebrew: סחנין) is an Arab town in northern Israel. It is located in the Lower Galilee, about 23 km east of Akko. Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogenous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Galilee (Arabic al-jaleel الجليل, Hebrew hagalil הגליל), meaning circuit, is a large area overlapping with much of the North District of Israel. ... The Old City of Akko in the 19th or early 20th century, looking south-west from atop the Land Wall Promenade, the open space now a parking lot. ...

Population: 23,000 (2003 est.) 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is located on the site of the Arabic town Sikhnin (or Sikhni), which flourished during the Roman conquest (2nd century CE). // Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... The Common Era (CE), also known as the Christian Era and sometimes the Current Era, is the period of measured time beginning with the year 1 until the present. ...

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, Sakhnin surrendered to Israeli forces on July 18, 1948, during Operation Dekel, but was re-captured by Arab forces shortly afterwards. It finally fell without battle into Israeli hands in October 1948. In 1976, it became the site of the first Land Day marches, in which six Israeli Arabs died, protesting government confiscation of 5,000 acres of Arab-owned land near Sakhnin. The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Operation Dekel (palm tree) was the largest offensive in the north of Palestine during the first and second truce of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Land Day (Arabic: يوم الأرض transliterated yawm al-ard), March 30, is a day on which Israeli Arabs yearly protest Israeli expropriation of their land. ... // Introduction Israeli Arabs, also referred to as Arab-Israelis, Arab citizens of Israel or Palestinian citizens of Israel, are Arabs who are citizens of Israel. ... An acre is an English unit of area. ...

In 2003, Sakhnin's team, Bnei Sakhnin, became one of the first Arab teams to play in Israel's top soccer league. In 2004, the team won the Israeli State Cup, and was the first Arab team to do so; consequently, it participated in the UEFA Cup the following season, losing out to Newcastle United. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC is an Israeli football club, playing in Sakhnin. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC) is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the Magpies. Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army. ...

External link

• Sakhnin municipality site (in process of development)